Stuff I’m Selling
I’ve got a number of items set up on Craigslist that I really need to unload soon because I’m trying to get my old condo cleared out and ready to rent. I’ve decided to...
Yearly Archive: 2010
How to convert Stroke masks to transparency in Adobe Illustrator
Make no mistake that I am not fond of my office’s current logo. However, I’m setting that fact aside for the purposes of this post. And permit me to warn you, the reader, that...
Fade to/from black on iMovie for iPhone
I’ve been asked once or twice how I pulled off a fade to or from black in the little videos I’ve edited with the iMovie for iPhone app since the app lacks the native...
Gift card tomfoolery
I have a theory and wonder if anyone knows anything about this. I’m sensing that gift card vendors are doing an end-run around the rules, and unfortunately what I think they’re doing is probably...
Understanding Ingredients
While at Subway for lunch yesterday, I noticed that there was a new flavor of Sun Chips: Monterey Jack and Sundried Tomato. I can’t help but to find this newcomer to be a bag...
Et tu, Blog?
This blog thing is quite the intriguing beast. I look at the prolificacy of posts on my two prior blogs (D.T.P. by Lee and Second Initial) and, in some ways, kind of miss doing...
The Agency
I’m sitting in a McDonald’s Playplace watching Meagan and Adrienne on their little adventures, and was informed that the Playplace is The Agency. The purpose of The Agency is to guard against fighting, and...
Lens repair saga
Earlier this year, the Nikon D90 owned by my office took a tumble off a shelf and traversed nearly three feet of air before greeting the floor. The only significant casualty appears to have...
AppZapper seems devious to me
Sometimes, you really just need to bite the bullet and admit the truth. Unfortunately, AppZapper isn’t going to do that. For many years, my practice has been to create a unique e-mail alias for...
Hey Subway—wanna make more money?
Dear Subway restaurants: you sell a product that is 99.999999% profit. You take a few pennies worth of herb leaves and sugar, dump them into several gallons of hot water, and sell this elixir...
Seven-year blogging anniversary
Today marks seven years since I posted my very first blog entry on dtpbylee.com. Even though I used and phased out both that blog and secondinitial.com, and I don’t frequently post here, the fact...
